Devil's Lapful is an archaeological site in Northumberland, England, in Kielder Forest about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) south-east of Kielder. The site, a Neolithic long cairn, is a scheduled monument.[1]

Devil's Lapful
Devil's Lapful is located in Northumberland
Devil's Lapful
Shown within Northumberland
Locationnear Kielder
Coordinates55°13′43.320″N 2°33′52.200″W / 55.22870000°N 2.56450000°W / 55.22870000; -2.56450000
OS grid referenceNY 642 929
TypeLong cairn
History
PeriodsNeolithic
Designated15 November 1994
Reference no.1009666

Description

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The cairn is one of few surviving long cairns in Northumberland. It is on the south-west slope of a hill, and is orientated north-north-east to south-south-west. It is constructed of rounded boulders with some stone slabs, and with smaller stones at the edges; it measures 60 by 14 metres (197 by 46 ft), and is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high. There has been some later quarrying to make a sheep fold, which is next to the cairn on the north-west.[1]

Monuments such as this are thought to date from the Early to Middle Neolithic (about 3400–2400 BC); they were probably burials sites for a local community over several generations.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge (1009666)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 December 2021.